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'The risk society and beyond' traces the evolution of Ulrich Beck's ideas as expressed in 'Risk Society' (1992) and expands into previously unforeseen risk areas, such as genetics and cyberspace.

Risk perception. --- Risk-taking (Psychology) --- Social sciences --- Social philosophy --- Social theory --- Risk behavior --- Risky behavior --- Taking risks --- Human behavior --- Awareness, Risk --- Risk awareness --- Perception --- Philosophy.

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This book outlines and systematises findings from a growing body of research that examines the different rationales, dimensions and dynamics of risk-taking in current societies; providing insight into the different motivations and social roots of risk-taking to advance scholarly debates and improve social regulation. Conceptually, the book goes beyond common approaches which problematise socially undesirable risk-taking, or highlight the alluring character of risk-taking. Instead, it follows a broadly interpretivist approach and engages in examining motives, control, routinisation, reflexivity, skills, resources, the role of identity in risk-taking and how these are rooted in and framed by different social forces. Zinn draws on qualitative studies from different theoretical and conceptual backgrounds such as phenomenology, hermeneutics, pragmatism, feminism, class analysis, theory of practice and discourse analysis among others, to outline key distinctions and concepts central to the understanding of risk-taking. It will be a key resource for everyone who is concerned with the understanding and management of risk-taking in all kinds of social domains, such as immigration, youth, leisure sports, crime, health, finance, and social policy.

Social sciences-Philosophy. --- Sociological Theory. --- Social Theory. --- Sociology of Culture. --- Risk perception. --- Awareness, Risk --- Risk awareness --- Perception --- Sociology. --- Social sciences—Philosophy. --- Culture. --- Cultural sociology --- Culture --- Sociology of culture --- Civilization --- Popular culture --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Social aspects --- Social philosophy --- Philosophy.

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"Recent events from the economic downturn to climate change mean that there has never been a better time to be thinking about and trying to better understand the concept of risk. In this book, prominent and eminent speakers from fields as diverse as statistics to classics, neuroscience to criminology, politics to astronomy, as well as speakers embedded in the media and in government have put their ideas down on paper in a series of essays that broaden our understanding of the meaning of risk. After twenty-five years, the prestigious Darwin College Lectures are one of the most popular public lecture series at the University of Cambridge. The risk lectures in 2010 were amongst the most popular yet and, in essay form, they make for a lively and engaging read for specialists and non-specialists alike"--

Risk --- Risk perception. --- Risk assessment. --- Analysis, Risk --- Assessment, Risk --- Risk analysis --- Risk evaluation --- Evaluation --- Awareness, Risk --- Risk awareness --- Perception --- Sociology of risk --- Sociology of uncertainty --- Uncertainty --- Sociology --- Sociological aspects. --- Sociological aspects

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From earthquakes to epidemics, AIDS to industrial accidents, the mass media continually bring into our daily lives the awareness of risk. But how do people respond to this increased awareness? How do people cope with living in what has been termed 'the risk society'? This book attempts to explain how, within a given social and cultural context, individuals make sense of impending crisis. In particular it tries to explain the phenomenon of a widespread sense of personal invulnerability when faced with risk: the 'not me' factor. Using a social psychological framework it highlights emotional factors which are a key component of responses to risk but have hitherto been neglected due to the tendency of much work on risk to concentrate almost exclusively on cognitive processing. This book will appeal to an international audience of post-graduates, academics and researchers in the areas of risk, psychology, sociology, medical anthropology and psychoanalytic studies.

Risk perception. --- Social psychology. --- Other minds (Theory of knowledge) --- Perception du risque --- Psychologie sociale --- Altérité --- Risk perception --- Social psychology --- Other minds (Theory of knowledge). --- Social Change --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Health Sciences --- Psychiatry & Psychology --- Altérité --- Minds of others (Theory of knowledge) --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Awareness, Risk --- Risk awareness --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Mind and body --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Perception

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316.32 --- #SBIB:321H30 --- 316.32 Globale samenlevingsvormen --- Globale samenlevingsvormen --- Hedendaagse politieke en sociale theorieën (vanaf de 19de eeuw): algemeen (incl. utilitarisme, burgerschap) --- Risk perception --- Risk-taking (Psychology) --- Social sciences --- Social philosophy --- Social theory --- Risk behavior --- Risky behavior --- Taking risks --- Human behavior --- Awareness, Risk --- Risk awareness --- Perception --- Philosophy --- Sociological theories --- Risk perception. --- Risk-taking (Psychology). --- Philosophy. --- Risk management --- Gestion du risque --- Social sciences - Philosophy